Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 14 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 June 2005. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 20 June 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Multi-storey Car Parking (Coleraine)

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects multi- storey car parking provision to be made available in Coleraine.

Answer: Despite the best endeavours of Roads Service to develop a multi-storey car park on the existing ground level car park in Abbey Street, the legal advice is that the statutory powers vested in the Agency would not be sufficient for the type of development required.The powers for development of such lands are vested in the Department for Social Development (DSD) under Article 87 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. The Department for Social Development is considering how best to take forward developments on the Mall and Abbey Street car parks in Coleraine town centre. Subject to the response from the private sector to the development opportunities presented by the sites, it is anticipated that work could begin during 2006.

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